Dear
John
,

Where do the Labour leadership and deputy candidates stand on public ownership? We emailed them all a couple of weeks ago to find out.

The candidates didn't all sign up straight away to our pledges on rail, mail, water, energy, buses, schools, justice, the NHS, council services and broadband.

But by the end of the day on Monday, all four leadership candidates had signed all 10 pledges! Result!
Check out the pledges ([link removed])
Of course this doesn’t mean we can trust whoever is the new Labour leader to push forward the agenda of public services for people not profit. But it gives us a promise we can hold them to in the future.

When it comes to public ownership, we need to make the case loud and clear
* That it would save billions for the public purse ([link removed])
* That it’s totally normal in other countries ([link removed])
* That it can help us tackle climate crisis and inequality

But we’ve got a good starting point. Public ownership is extremely popular amongst Leavers and Remainers, old and young, across regions, social classes and political divides. A majority of Tory voters want public ownership of rail and water. Politicians who ignore this reality are missing a trick.

Read more about how public ownership is the new consensus ([link removed]) from Cat in the Tribune - and please share with your friends and family to keep this high on the political agenda.

Now that we’ve prodded the Labour leadership in the right direction, let's get on with holding the government accountable - by campaigning to
* Protect the NHS from a trade deal
* Bring rail franchises into public hands
* Defend the BBC from government attacks by making it more publicly accountable

We're going to need you with us to win these fights! Thank you for your support.

Cat, Ellen, Chris, Alice and Pascale - the We Own It team
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